Mark your calendar and plan to attend!
New Member Welcome
Friday, September 13
10 am
Are you new to OLLI at UNC Asheville and the Reuter Center? Are you returning after being gone awhile?
Come to the New Member Welcome on Friday, September 13, 10 am, to learn about all that OLLI has to offer and about ways to get involved. Meet other members and discover your possibilities at OLLI. |
Astronomy Club
of Asheville
"The Epic Journey of Apollo 11"
Thursday, September 5, 7pm Mike Lucas, NASA Solar System Ambassador, will present on "The Epic Journey of Apollo 11." The Astronomy Club of Asheville meets the first Thursday of each month with an interesting line-up of speakers and topics. The group welcomes OLLI members to attend club meetings and star gazes, with club members on hand to advise and assist them in the basics of astronomy and the techniques of observing celestial phenomena. Participation at club meetings and events is free to OLLI members. For more information on the Astronomy Club of Asheville, click here to visit the club's website. |
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Calling All Callers!
 The New Member Welcome Call Committee needs a few more callers to invite new members by phone to the New Member Welcome Event. A short call script is provided with 10-15 members to call and it only takes about 1/2 hour 3 times a year. Please call Flo Byron at 828-298-5649 if available to help or email her at byronf443@aol.com Please put New Member Welcome Call Committee in the email newsletter line.
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Saturday,
September 21, 9 am
Pack Square,
Downtown Asheville
Because we want to be part of the effort to know and understand more about Alzheimer's and related diseases, we are excited to be organizing OLLI members to participate in the Walk to End Alzheimer's on Saturday, September 21.
Registration for Asheville's Walk to End Alzheimer's begins at 9 am, and the walk begins at 10 am at Pack Square in downtown Asheville. Register in advance of the walk by contacting Carol Gillen, OLLI's team captain, at carol@gillen.com.
If you have questions, contact Carol Gillen at 828-253-2282 or email: carol@gillen.com.
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Dear OLLI Members,
We have just finished another successful Paths to Creative Retirement Weekend. OLLI's retirement planning programs are unique and engaging because of the extraordinary group of OLLI members who volunteer their time and openly share their experiences to help others make the transition from work to retirement. Many thanks to Nancy Bragg, Carol Culler, Babs Guardenier, Nick Jordan, Ken Macfarlane, Linda Macfarlane, and Barry Mundt for volunteering their time and talent to design, improve, and implement this program. Congratulations to Laurel Jernigan for completing her second session of running the program. If you know someone who might benefit from participation in this experience, please share this link to let them know more.
All of you should have received your Fall 2013 schedule by now. Add/Drop begins at 8 am on Tuesday, September 3. Click here for a link to the Add/Drop form. Please either drop by the OLLI office in the Reuter Center or phone us to find out about open classes and to be put on wait lists. Remember that OLLI and the Reuter Center are closed on Monday, September 2, in observance of Labor Day.
Have a good week,
Catherine Frank
Executive Director
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This Week September 1-7, 2013
Monday, September 2, Reuter Center closed for Labor Day
Tuesday, September 3, 8 am, Add/Drop for CFS classes begins
Tuesday, September 3, 7 pm, World Affairs Council ~"Venuzuela after Chavez"
Wednesday, September 4, 7 pm, Blue Ridge Orchestra Open Rehearsal
Thursday, September 5, 7 pm, Astronomy Club of Asheville ~ "The Epic Journey of Apollo 11"
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Next Week Sept. 8-14, 2013
Sunday, September 8, 2:30 pm, Autumn Players Readers Theatre ~ " Mary, Mary"
Wednesday, September 11, 7 pm, Blue Ridge Orchestra Open Rehearsal
Wednesday, September 11, 7 pm, f/32 Photography Group Meeting
Thursday, September 12, 9 am, Faculty Orientation and Development Workshop (registration required, contact Anne Mock amock@unca.edu)
Friday, September 13, 910 am, New Member Welcome
Click here to see the OLLI calendar and then click on each event to discover times, event specifics and more.
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And Beyond
Sunday, September 15, 3 pm, Wilma Dykeman as Historian Lecture by Dr. Dan Pierce
Monday, September 16, 9 am, Fall College for Seniors classes begin
Tuesday, September 17, 4:30 pm, STEM Lecture series~Dr. Douglas Miller
Tuesday, September 17, 7 pm, Audubon Society Meeting~Clay Bolt
Wednesday, September 18, 7 pm, Blue Ridge Orchestra Open Rehearsal
Friday, September 20, 11:30 am, Fab Friday Lunch and Learn Lecture~Dr. Kevan Frazier
Friday, September 20, 3 pm, Symphony Talk with Daniel Meyer
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CAMPUS EVENT HIGHLIGHTS Week of Sept 1, 2013Present - 10/4 Art -- UNC Asheville Annual Art Faculty Exhibition - Studio art faculty exhibit current work in the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery in UNC Asheville's Owen Hall. Free and open to the public. Exhibit on display 9 am - 6 pm weekdays through October 4. Info: art.unca.edu or 828/251-6559
9/2 Lecture -- Humanities Lecture: "What Middle Ages? The Golden Age of Muslim Civilization," Samer Traboulsi, associate professor of history. 11:25 am in Lipinsky Auditorium. Free and open to the public. Info: humanities.unca.edu or 828/251-6808.
9/3 Sports - Women's Volleyball: UNC Asheville vs. North Carolina Central. 7 pm in UNC Asheville's Justice Center. Tickets and info: visit uncabulldogs.com or call 828.258.7900.
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Did you lose your jacket? Water bottle? Glasses? Keys?
Your lost item might be at the Reuter Center! Our lost and found drawer is full and must be cleaned out for the upcoming term.
We will be taking all unclaimed items that have accumulated in our lost and found drawer and donating them to charity. This will happen on Friday, September 6, 2013.
Please stop by to see if your lost item may be found....check in with the front desk, describe and claim.
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 Autumn Players Readers Theatre
Sunday, September 8, 2:30pm
Mary, Mary, a comedy by Jean Kerr (1922-2003), is scheduled for three matinee performances by The Autumn Players of Asheville Community Theatre (ACT): Friday and Saturday, September 6 and 7, in 35below at ACT; Sunday, September 8, at UNC Asheville's Reuter Center. Under the direction of Jim Reid, assisted by Gary Gaines, narrated by Walter Goodrich and in partnership with the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, this is the final of five productions of the 2012-13 season of Readers Theatre Showcase. Curtain is at 2:30 pm. Tickets are $5 cash at the door.
Mary, Mary opened on Broadway in 1961 and enjoyed a nearly 4-year run, making it, at the time, the longest running non-musical in Broadway history. Penned by Jean Kerr, author of Please Don't Eat The Daisies, it is a witty comedy centered on a fateful night and day nine months after the divorce of wisecracking Mary (Janell McLeod) and sensible Bob (Kermit Brown). They meet at his apartment in efforts to stave-off an IRS audit. But, the plot thickens when they are joined by Bob's young fiancée Tiffany (Beth Ely) and others (Peter Ely and Peter Johnson).
Director Jim Reid is a native New Yorker who has served at several colleges and universities as teacher and administrator. He settled in the region in 1997 and became a thespian five years ago. He lists Robert in David Auburn's Proof and Sidney Lipton in Neil Simon's God's Favorite as his favorite roles. He has appeared in three plays produced by The Autumn Players and is excited to be making his directorial debut with the company.
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 Pisgah Legal Services'
3rd Annual Poverty Forum
on October 22, 2013
Featuring Kim Gandy, President and CEO
of the National Network to End Domestic Violence
Please join us for a community conversation as we explore the link between domestic violence and poverty. Special guest speaker Kim Gandy will share insights about national progress to stop abuse, the unique challenges facing those who live in poverty and the importance of access to justice for victims. Click here to read more...When: TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2013
Cocktail Reception at 5:30 pm; Forum at 7:00 pm
$50 Reception and Forum; $15 Forum only
Where: Diana Wortham Theatre
Downtown Asheville
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